Rural Health Disparities – Funding & Opportunities

Delta States Rural Development Network Grant Program Inactive
Grants to support the planning, development, and implementation of integrated healthcare networks within the Delta Region that collaborate to achieve efficiencies; expand access to, coordinate, and improve the quality of basic healthcare services and associated health outcomes; and strengthen the rural healthcare system as a whole.

Geographic coverage: The 8 Delta States: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee
Application Deadline: Mar 22, 2023
Sponsors: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Change Leadership Programs Inactive
Change leadership programs are designed by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to extend the influence and impact of leaders working to build a Culture of Health.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Mar 15, 2023
Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

NIMHD Health Disparities Research Institute Inactive
An intensive training experience to support the career development of promising minority health/health disparities research scientists early in their careers and to stimulate research in the disciplines supported by health disparities science.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Mar 13, 2023
Sponsors: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

A Strategic Approach to Advancing Health Equity for Priority Populations with or at Risk for Diabetes Inactive
Funding for evidence-based interventions to decrease risk for type 2 diabetes among adults with prediabetes and improve self-care practices, quality of care, and early detection of complications among people with diabetes.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Letter of Intent (Optional): Jan 20, 2023
Application Deadline: Mar 7, 2023
Sponsors: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Research Centers in Minority Institutions (U54) Inactive
Grants to institutions that offer doctorate degrees in the health professions or in a health-related science and have a historical and current commitment to educating underrepresented students, and for institutions that provide clinical services to medically underserved communities.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Letter of Intent (Optional): Jan 30, 2023
Application Deadline: Mar 1, 2023
Sponsors: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Health Services Research on Minority Health and Health Disparities (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) Inactive
Grants to encourage innovative exploratory and developmental health services research to improve minority health and/or reduce health disparities at the healthcare system-level, as well as within clinical settings.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Feb 17, 2023
Sponsors: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

NLM Information Resource Grants to Reduce Health Disparities (G08 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Inactive
Funding for projects that use computers, information technology, and health sciences libraries to bring health-related information to consumers and their healthcare providers. The program focus is on innovation and outreach in which information access can reduce health disparities and support underserved communities that bear a disproportionate burden of disease.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Letter of Intent (Optional): Jan 17, 2023
Application Deadline: Feb 17, 2023
Sponsors: National Institutes of Health, Office of Research on Women's Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. National Library of Medicine

Health Equity Research Network (HERN) on Improving Access to Care and other Health Inequities in Rural America Inactive
Funding for a Health Equity Research Network that consists of a Coordinating Center and 5 projects at distinct institutions. Network projects should have a common fundamental theme that will assess interventions and/or approaches that address rural health disparities.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Required): Jan 26, 2023
Application Deadline: Apr 4, 2023
Sponsor: American Heart Association

Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) Planning and Implementation Grants Inactive
Funding to support pediatricians and fellowship trainees in the initial planning and/or pilot stage of implementing innovative, community-based projects to increase children's access to optimal health and well-being and address unmet child health needs.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Jan 23, 2023
Sponsor: American Academy of Pediatrics

Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) Resident Grants Program Inactive
Grants to support pediatric residents in the planning of community-based child health initiatives that increase children's access to optimal health and well-being and address unmet child health needs.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jan 23, 2023
Sponsor: American Academy of Pediatrics